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president olague: commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: yes. to project designer, could you answer a question for me. we've all been talking about the first floor and where the garage is and i'm having a difficulty interpreting your plan. if you come in the -- if you come in the front door between the planters, then when you go to the right, you can go into the garage and if you go forward you can go through the laundry and then into the game room and those are all at one level. then to the left would be the door that leads to the second floor. so you have the stair way there labeled as down and i believe that should be up. is that correct? >> i don't have the plans in front of me but that may be true. the stairway, there's a landing midway up where you can either go back down towards the front door or you can go back down towards the first floor unit farther in the back. >> commissioner sugaya: . o.k. i see. >> the design team asked us to leave the front the way it the s to leave it the way it was. >> i am not questioning that. i'm trying to f
president olague: commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: yes. to project designer, could you answer a question for me. we've all been talking about the first floor and where the garage is and i'm having a difficulty interpreting your plan. if you come in the -- if you come in the front door between the planters, then when you go to the right, you can go into the garage and if you go forward you can go through the laundry and then into the game room and those are all at one level. then to the...
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commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: were we all in agreement with that? president olague: pretty m uch. commissioner sugaya: i think it is a matter of working with the designer and staff. i think staff knows the direction we're going and. did we also, in the presentation, i am sorry, i might have missed it, but is there a railing in the rear balcony now or is that a solid wall? commissioner moore: there it is a really now, as the drawing shows. it gotbaum -- there is a railing now, as the drawing shows. commissioner sugaya: as a side comment, i think it would have been nice to have more information about the relationship between the existing and additional, the proposed addition with the typography on the site. -- with the typography on the site. it is difficult to understand how the building sits relative to the very steep hillside at a berkeley starts in the rear yard. -- that abruptly starts in the rear yard. commissioner moore: i have only an idea which addresses the front elevation. if you look
commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: were we all in agreement with that? president olague: pretty m uch. commissioner sugaya: i think it is a matter of working with the designer and staff. i think staff knows the direction we're going and. did we also, in the presentation, i am sorry, i might have missed it, but is there a railing in the rear balcony now or is that a solid wall? commissioner moore: there it is a really now, as the drawing shows. it gotbaum -- there is a railing now, as the...
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sugaya, you know better by now. you know the price of prejudice, even if it is shrouded in seemingly harmless sarcasm toward palace people and the underprivileged. after all this, given the breadth of knowledge and your experience, you have a greater sensitivity toward the preservation of historic buildings than preserving the dignity of poor people in this city. you have the right to deliberate and vote your conscience on the commission, but you do not possess the right to dehumanize people. i request or naively demand, perhaps, that you resign from this commission. you may apologize again or be given a tour of the tenderloin. in reality, though, if you make further denigrating remarks at the time an insult corporate ceo's on wall street, playfully accusing them of money laundering, i can assure you you will be asked to be dismissed. commissioner miguel: thank you. is there additional public comment? if not, general public comment is closed. commissioner olague: i just wanted to -- i was chairing the meeting last w
sugaya, you know better by now. you know the price of prejudice, even if it is shrouded in seemingly harmless sarcasm toward palace people and the underprivileged. after all this, given the breadth of knowledge and your experience, you have a greater sensitivity toward the preservation of historic buildings than preserving the dignity of poor people in this city. you have the right to deliberate and vote your conscience on the commission, but you do not possess the right to dehumanize people. i...
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honestly we could have hearings for the next two years. >> commission sugaya. >> commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya. >> i just like to say that initiation is -- is kind of symbolic. >> we're leaving. goo night. >> would you call the vote. >> on the motion to initiate. commissioner antonini fp aye borden aye. fong aye moore no. sugaya no al laggy no. president miguel yes. so moved commissioners, that motion passes 4-3. all general. commissioners, you're now in public comment. and the public may have public comment except on agenda items. >> none appearing public comment closed. >> i like to be on the hist on the rent controlled hearing. >> yes. sure. >> so staff has my. >> i want to ask -- i ask my supervisor to be maybe schedule a bigger room actually. hey, yo, check out this chef, right? right? that's so gay. that's really gay. dude, look at those pants. please don't say that. what? don't say that something is gay when you mean that something is dumb or stupid. it's insulting. it's like if i thought this pepper shaker was stupid, and i said, "man, this pepper shaker is so 16-ye
honestly we could have hearings for the next two years. >> commission sugaya. >> commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya. >> i just like to say that initiation is -- is kind of symbolic. >> we're leaving. goo night. >> would you call the vote. >> on the motion to initiate. commissioner antonini fp aye borden aye. fong aye moore no. sugaya no al laggy no. president miguel yes. so moved commissioners, that motion passes 4-3. all general. commissioners, you're...
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commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: i will start off with a few things. i think throughout the process, generally i had hoped there would be a more collaborative design effort and this. i believe based on tonight's testimony, there is not a lot of back-and-forth, he said, she said things about what process was. it seems to me if there were more collaborative efforts, mr. butler would not have had to produce his own unilateral designed to challenge the other design that the project sponsors have brought forth. when we continued with the idea that the building height would be lowered, in my mind, i thought it was going to be three stories. i kind of agree with commissioner antonini, it does not really matter whether you could squeeze 4 into three or five into 4, but i thought it would be substantially lower than it is. the language that said, well, i don't have that in front of me, but the staff at think took the language from the minutes or the tape. they said, well, three stories, or maybe fourth story if it is going to be four stories, i forget the langu
commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: i will start off with a few things. i think throughout the process, generally i had hoped there would be a more collaborative design effort and this. i believe based on tonight's testimony, there is not a lot of back-and-forth, he said, she said things about what process was. it seems to me if there were more collaborative efforts, mr. butler would not have had to produce his own unilateral designed to challenge the other design that the project...
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commissioner sugaya: ok, thanks. commissioner moore: i am tired and confused, and i don't believe this discussion should be held by us negotiating what we have asked these people to do with each other. i believe that two architects not being able to understand the code is not wanted here. both of them are registered architects in the state of california at they should both know what is required to code and fire requirements. i don't want to listen to that. we had a huge hearing, 6:00 time certain, and we're still sitting here with additional complications to come. i am frustrated, irritated, and at what was into this project and i don't want to listen to this anymore because we have been given clear instructions what they should do with each other. he didn't show up and she didn't say, whatever, i could not care less. that is your responsibility. we are here to help you. we did not deny the building last time you were sitting in front of us. we tried to mediate the differences. as far as the windows on the side and p
commissioner sugaya: ok, thanks. commissioner moore: i am tired and confused, and i don't believe this discussion should be held by us negotiating what we have asked these people to do with each other. i believe that two architects not being able to understand the code is not wanted here. both of them are registered architects in the state of california at they should both know what is required to code and fire requirements. i don't want to listen to that. we had a huge hearing, 6:00 time...
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commissioner sugaya: just one comment. mr. crawford, on the eir document for the towers a while back you send us as an attachment -- you sent us as an attachment, there is a diagram that shows the power and the proposed changes that were going to be made at that time -- the tower and the proposed changes that were going to be made at that time. i do not know if the current plan exactly matches what was in place. does that matter? >> the eir primarily focused on the dtb conversion, and that is most of what you see. this project was not really part of the dtb, so it is probably not part of that larger diagram. commissioner sugaya: thank you. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner fong: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. vice president olague: aye. commissioner moore: -- president miguel: aye. >> the motion passes, which pleases you on a regular [no audio] >> all those who want to speak on the continuance can come up to the microphone and this time. up -- at this time. >> good afternoon, members of the com
commissioner sugaya: just one comment. mr. crawford, on the eir document for the towers a while back you send us as an attachment -- you sent us as an attachment, there is a diagram that shows the power and the proposed changes that were going to be made at that time -- the tower and the proposed changes that were going to be made at that time. i do not know if the current plan exactly matches what was in place. does that matter? >> the eir primarily focused on the dtb conversion, and...
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commissioner sugaya: here we go. ok. maybe i should recuse myself because i lived directly across the street from a bar. i have a question of the supporters of the project sponsor. how many of you lives directly across the street from a bar? you liked it? you loved the noise coming out of it? if there were? >> [inaudible] commissioner sugaya: i'm such an old guy, i happen to be home at night. we are not engaged in a conversation. there is no more public comment. i wanted a show of hands. we had a lot of trouble with this bar and now is quiet. i hope that is what the project sponsor is trying to do in this case. i think the outdoor seating is fine. it is a management issue because i happen to be home. you are all out having fun during the same time that things are noisy for me. we had to work with them and everything has been pretty good for the last 56 years. there is a new owner that came in and talked to the association and give us the cellphone number and everything else. i am kind of hoping the same thing will happen
commissioner sugaya: here we go. ok. maybe i should recuse myself because i lived directly across the street from a bar. i have a question of the supporters of the project sponsor. how many of you lives directly across the street from a bar? you liked it? you loved the noise coming out of it? if there were? >> [inaudible] commissioner sugaya: i'm such an old guy, i happen to be home at night. we are not engaged in a conversation. there is no more public comment. i wanted a show of hands....
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commissioner sugaya: i would hope, just for the d.r. requestors' sake, i am going to keep these drawings. vice president olague: the staff has their images, and you mentioned something about talking to their architect. so maybe you could work with the project sponsor to have accurate hearings. >> i think if you talk to staff, they will direct you to what you need to do. >> commissioners, it will you be returning your packets for this? vice president olague: i plan to. if there are new drawings, i will the supplement what i have. it just for the sake of the public, if there is an absent commissioner, sometimes the absent commissioner will request would continue the item so when their present they can hear it. if we don't get that type of request from the commissioner who will not be present, we usually take it upon ourselves to vote on that. i felt comfortable hearing it tonight, but if we continue with, that is fine. this will give a little more time and maybe more by what will happen between the prime sponsor and a d.r. requestor, but
commissioner sugaya: i would hope, just for the d.r. requestors' sake, i am going to keep these drawings. vice president olague: the staff has their images, and you mentioned something about talking to their architect. so maybe you could work with the project sponsor to have accurate hearings. >> i think if you talk to staff, they will direct you to what you need to do. >> commissioners, it will you be returning your packets for this? vice president olague: i plan to. if there are...
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vice president olague: commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: no, i am ok, sorry. commissioner moore: i believe that commissioner antonini's comment about the thursday in november is something we should discuss. as we get closer to it, the fragmented calendar, this past year it was very difficult. that made it almost impossible to have a consistent ruling of discussion of products and projects. it was totally scattered. depending on family commitments, i am prepared to open that, not at this time, but i want to support that as an idea. and, director -- vice president olague: and director, i would ask members of the public but would like to speak about the calendar? >> my sense is that you are contemplating scheduling those meetings. my only thought on that is that commission staff often schedules vacations around those times, so it would be good to know -- well, just a comment on that, to make sure there is a break there at appropriate times. the only thing about august and september, we did that last year and it ended up adding a meeting. iwe had to wait a full mo
vice president olague: commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: no, i am ok, sorry. commissioner moore: i believe that commissioner antonini's comment about the thursday in november is something we should discuss. as we get closer to it, the fragmented calendar, this past year it was very difficult. that made it almost impossible to have a consistent ruling of discussion of products and projects. it was totally scattered. depending on family commitments, i am prepared to open that, not at this...
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commissioner sugaya: i just have a question for the d.r. request or. without getting into the details, what is it that we would receive from the d.r. requestors if we were to continue the item? >> what would you receive from us? commissioner sugaya: other than if we go ahead with the hearing tonight, there will be public testimony and, obviously, you will tell us the plans are inaccurate and the drawings are inaccurate. if we continue the item, do you plan on having someone -- yourselves, i don't know who -- present alternate drawings? that show what the situation, as you see it, is? >> we would go to the project sponsors and have them correct the images. michael just presented. you'll have looked at those and come here tonight with a bias in one direction with the result of seeing the images. we do not feel that is fair because the images are not accurate. commissioner sugaya: so you had planned on going back to the project architect? >> yeah. commissioner sugaya: okay, thank you. vice president olague: is there a motion for continuance? commissioner
commissioner sugaya: i just have a question for the d.r. request or. without getting into the details, what is it that we would receive from the d.r. requestors if we were to continue the item? >> what would you receive from us? commissioner sugaya: other than if we go ahead with the hearing tonight, there will be public testimony and, obviously, you will tell us the plans are inaccurate and the drawings are inaccurate. if we continue the item, do you plan on having someone -- yourselves,...
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commissioner sugaya: could do summarize that and come forward from there? >> it probably was done in 2009. it took a while for staff to review the application because of the soundness report. we were going through the transition and there was no one on staff to be able to review that. there was a three month delay on our part, but mr. lee was extremely patient and understanding during that period. from my perspective, we have delayed this case too long for what they are doing. they have a code compliant project. the building is unsound. they have met every requirement we have given them. we set them up for a hearing before the planning commission in october because we thought it needed one, but then we found the building to be unsound, so we canceled that. then the dr was filed, and we have 90 days to get it there. we are within that 90 days, but just barely. the case has been protected for that reason -- protracted for that reason. commissioner borden: i know we have previously done accommodations with the americans with disabilities act. there is some lev
commissioner sugaya: could do summarize that and come forward from there? >> it probably was done in 2009. it took a while for staff to review the application because of the soundness report. we were going through the transition and there was no one on staff to be able to review that. there was a three month delay on our part, but mr. lee was extremely patient and understanding during that period. from my perspective, we have delayed this case too long for what they are doing. they have a...
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honestly we could have hearings for the next two years. >> commission sugaya. >> commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya. >> i just like to say that initiation is -- is kind of symbolic. >> we're leaving. goo night. >> would you call the vote. >> on the motion to initiate. commissioner antonini fp aye borden aye. fong aye moore no. sugaya no al laggy no. president miguel yes. so moved commissioners, that motion passes 4-3. all general. commissioners, you're now in public comment. and the public may have public comment except on agenda items. >> none appearing public comment closed. >> i like to be on the hist on the rent controlled hearing. >> yes. sure. >> so staff has my. >> i want to ask -- i ask my supervisor to be maybe schedule a bigger room actually. the biggest issue in america today? segregation still exists... racism... the repression and oppression of women the educational system stem cell research homeless people cloning government health care taxation announcer: so, is there anything you're doing to help make a change? i'm not really doin' anything. ummmm [sighs] got me
honestly we could have hearings for the next two years. >> commission sugaya. >> commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya. >> i just like to say that initiation is -- is kind of symbolic. >> we're leaving. goo night. >> would you call the vote. >> on the motion to initiate. commissioner antonini fp aye borden aye. fong aye moore no. sugaya no al laggy no. president miguel yes. so moved commissioners, that motion passes 4-3. all general. commissioners, you're...
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commissioner sugaya: no. but are there, then, aside from pieces, are there differences between the r districts and the nc districts? other than, you know -- >> well, the rc district already ly thing we're looking to the nc-3 districts is are these permitted and not permitted and what i described in the presentation if remainder of the controls are automatically applied. commissioner sugaya: just one last thing, in terms of motions, we continuing the original -- >> the revised motion that i have before you does both. it both approves the recommended changes that i described to refer to the nc-3 district and it also has the remainder of the ordinances to january 13. commissioner sugaya: all right. thank you. president miguel: commissioner fong. commissioner fong: thank you. well, i'm completely confused. right. and i'll ask to take me up for lunch and maybe he can shed some light it to, but maybe an underlying question, this is all in an effort to finalize the side of the street. what sort of underlying outcome
commissioner sugaya: no. but are there, then, aside from pieces, are there differences between the r districts and the nc districts? other than, you know -- >> well, the rc district already ly thing we're looking to the nc-3 districts is are these permitted and not permitted and what i described in the presentation if remainder of the controls are automatically applied. commissioner sugaya: just one last thing, in terms of motions, we continuing the original -- >> the revised motion...
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commissioner sugaya: aye. vice president olague: aye. commissioner moore: -- president miguel: aye. >> that moves us to the consent calendar. these matters are considered routine and will be acted on by a single roll call vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the public, or staff so requests, in which case the matter should be removed from the cent -- from the consent calendar and considered as a separate item. there is only one item, for 2451 sacramento st., intention to initiate a project-sponsored amendment to san francisco zoning map two. president miguel: is there any public comment? >> my name is paul warren, speaking on this case. we would like it pulled off the consent calendar. president miguel: thank you. is there any other public comment on the consent items? >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am barbara smith with the san francisco housing authority. i am not sure if it is appropriate for me to speak at this time. president miguel: we are only consideri
commissioner sugaya: aye. vice president olague: aye. commissioner moore: -- president miguel: aye. >> that moves us to the consent calendar. these matters are considered routine and will be acted on by a single roll call vote of the commission. there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the public, or staff so requests, in which case the matter should be removed from the cent -- from the consent calendar and considered as a separate item. there...
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honestly we could have hearings for the next two years. >> commission sugaya. >> commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya. >> i just like to say that initiation is -- is kind of symbolic. >> we're leaving. goo night. >> would you call the vote. >> on the motion to initiate. commissioner antonini fp aye borden aye. fong aye moore no. sugaya no al laggy no. president miguel yes. so moved commissioners, that motion passes 4-3. all general. commissioners, you're now in public comment. and the public may have public comment except on agenda items. >> none appearing public comment closed. >> i like to be on the hist on the rent controlled hearing. >> yes. sure. >> so staff has my. >> i want to ask -- i ask my supervisor to be maybe schedule a bigger room actually. >> the board of appeals meeting for january 12, 2011. board president tiny peterson will be absent the seating. -- tanya peterson. we have legal advice, and we also have victor pacheco. in the front row, we have representatives from some of the city departments that will be representing on some of the appeals this evening. we have
honestly we could have hearings for the next two years. >> commission sugaya. >> commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya. >> i just like to say that initiation is -- is kind of symbolic. >> we're leaving. goo night. >> would you call the vote. >> on the motion to initiate. commissioner antonini fp aye borden aye. fong aye moore no. sugaya no al laggy no. president miguel yes. so moved commissioners, that motion passes 4-3. all general. commissioners, you're...
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honestly we could have hearings for the next two years. >> commission sugaya. >> commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya. >> i just like to say that initiation is -- is kind of symbolic. >> we're leaving. goo night. >> would you call the vote. >> on the motion to initiate. commissioner antonini fp aye borden aye. fong aye moore no. sugaya no al laggy no. president miguel yes. so moved commissioners, that motion passes 4-3. all general. commissioners, you're now in public comment. and the public may have public comment except on agenda items. >> none appearing public comment closed. >> i like to be on the hist on the rent controlled hearing. >> yes. sure. >> so staff has my. >> i want to ask -- i ask my supervisor to be maybe schedule a bigger room actually. good morning. welcome to the regular mee >> thank you. i believe we have been good one from the apartment of public health. >> good morning. i am the administrator of hiv health services. please to announce a chevy health services was announced through a competitive grant process. this is for a three-year period for a total of $3.
honestly we could have hearings for the next two years. >> commission sugaya. >> commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya. >> i just like to say that initiation is -- is kind of symbolic. >> we're leaving. goo night. >> would you call the vote. >> on the motion to initiate. commissioner antonini fp aye borden aye. fong aye moore no. sugaya no al laggy no. president miguel yes. so moved commissioners, that motion passes 4-3. all general. commissioners, you're...
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commissioner sugaya: i have a quick question for the project sponsor. if we look at the floor plan submitted to us, there is an extremely large area for kitchen-related activities -- worktables, refrigerators, and everything else. i assume the back of the house location is aimed at preparing -- and i could be wrong. you can correct me here. it is aimed at preparing sandwiches for your other locations? >> as it is right now, we are only going to be focusing on preparing for that location. the additional space and storage area and preparation area allows so that -- at our old location, we had to -- because of the size of it, we had to get deliveries every day. this way, we have more storage, more prep area. we can cut our deliveries to traditional twice a week deliveries, maybe three times a week. that is what we were shooting for with that. commissioner sugaya: so it is not the case that you will be pre making some and shipping them to san francisco state, for example? or any other location? >> with the san francisco state location, it is a smaller area.
commissioner sugaya: i have a quick question for the project sponsor. if we look at the floor plan submitted to us, there is an extremely large area for kitchen-related activities -- worktables, refrigerators, and everything else. i assume the back of the house location is aimed at preparing -- and i could be wrong. you can correct me here. it is aimed at preparing sandwiches for your other locations? >> as it is right now, we are only going to be focusing on preparing for that location....
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sugaya is a decent man. man of character. he's done the right thing because in society, we call it, you have to do it because it is politically correct. i stand up and i -- i call on the mafia that had been involved in our community directly and indirectly. i kay say that because i work for the military and i have access. i know what is happening in our community, and i know who is -- is behind the developers. i know that three good commissioners in this planning department who have always stood by the community. thank you so much. >> sue hester. i don't think you had a report from land use. waint to talk about what happened at land use. the is sequ amendments are going through the board. they were continued to next monday, with the exception of commissioner fong who i need to add to my list. i sent all of the commissioners and mr. ram a letter saying what i am asking the board to do. what i am asking the board to do and what i'm asking this commission to do is to start thinking about how your process of hearing major case th
sugaya is a decent man. man of character. he's done the right thing because in society, we call it, you have to do it because it is politically correct. i stand up and i -- i call on the mafia that had been involved in our community directly and indirectly. i kay say that because i work for the military and i have access. i know what is happening in our community, and i know who is -- is behind the developers. i know that three good commissioners in this planning department who have always...
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this letter is addressed to commissioner sugaya. on behalf of the central city sro collaborative, we are willing to accept your apology, but on one condition -- you need to take a tour of the tenderloin neighborhood, which is something you address when you gave the comment. it will be led by a collaborative tenant organizer and will provide a view of our neighborhood from the perspective of some of us who live here. when we attended last thursday's hearing on the request for conditional use authorization to sell beer and wine from the grocery store, we expected that some on the commission would vote to approve their application, despite our strong objections, but we never expected you to insult our community by suggesting the operator sell drugs from his store in order to make ends meet. life is a struggle in this neighborhood. many of us live well below the poverty line, struggle with our mental health or substance abuse and have been victims of violence in the past, but we are trying to improve this neighborhood, and we have no ch
this letter is addressed to commissioner sugaya. on behalf of the central city sro collaborative, we are willing to accept your apology, but on one condition -- you need to take a tour of the tenderloin neighborhood, which is something you address when you gave the comment. it will be led by a collaborative tenant organizer and will provide a view of our neighborhood from the perspective of some of us who live here. when we attended last thursday's hearing on the request for conditional use...
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i can answer the concerns, of commissioner sugaya. there's two things. what the legislation is saying, it is a bit confusing. things changed. there's different categories, but that is what is in place. it is -- it is advicible and desirable that as the city moves forward these categories perhaps are changed or modified but you don't have to do those before this passes. what you have done is you have listed, yes, any of these categories is now appropriate, by c.u. if you say that, you basically accomplished what you need to accomplish is, we're going to allow new restaurants and some instances even bars -- and under all of these categories, subject to approval by c.u. it seems pretty broad to me. then of course under other legislation, the city can move forward to perhaps revises some of the categories to make them more in keeping with the reality because when this was first done in 1978, 1987, i'm sorry there was no formula retail conditional use which is now in place which prevents or at least guards against you know a lot of fast food that we typically
i can answer the concerns, of commissioner sugaya. there's two things. what the legislation is saying, it is a bit confusing. things changed. there's different categories, but that is what is in place. it is -- it is advicible and desirable that as the city moves forward these categories perhaps are changed or modified but you don't have to do those before this passes. what you have done is you have listed, yes, any of these categories is now appropriate, by c.u. if you say that, you basically...
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president miguel: commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: do you know the difference how many unit could be placed on this sight? >> it allows one unit per 800 square feet. and the n.c.d. allows 600 feet. and r.m.-1 allows for one unit regardless of the unit. president miguel: commissioner antonini? commissioner antonini: i realized this was only an initiation and that answers some of my concerns and it appears as if this is going to be sold will be able to use the funds for other redevelopment projects because arkt tech churlly while the towers serve a very good purpose, architecturally they're probably not our best product. i was hoping that we wouldn't see the same. this sounds like it may be commercial. it may be residential. i'm not really sure. but it sounds like the process is going to allow us to and we're only initiating the zoning change. i would hope that as we move forward, we will have more information before we actually approve the zoning change as to some ideas about what might be built there. it may be ju
president miguel: commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: do you know the difference how many unit could be placed on this sight? >> it allows one unit per 800 square feet. and the n.c.d. allows 600 feet. and r.m.-1 allows for one unit regardless of the unit. president miguel: commissioner antonini? commissioner antonini: i realized this was only an initiation and that answers some of my concerns and it appears as if this is going to be sold will be able to use the funds for other...
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president miguel: commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: a procedural question. a note here in the staff memo that the administrative penalties as it reads in amount of x and is that still -- are we still collecting that? we are not negating that by this motion, are we? >> this motion would have no impact on the administrative penalty that are accruing and that would be dealt with separately through the board of appeals. secretary avery: commissioners, the motion before you is for approval of staff recommendation. on that motion, commissioner antonini. >> aye. >> commissioner fong. >> aye. >> commissioner moore. >> aye. >> commissioner sugaya. >> aye. >> commissioner olague. >> aye. >> commissioner miguel. >> aye. secretary avery: commissioners, you are now at general comment where members may address you on the subject matter jurisdiction of this commission. they can address you for three minutes. president miguel: is there any public comment on any nonagendized item? >> thank you, commissioners. i am happy to report that mark building and the developer has just
president miguel: commissioner sugaya. commissioner sugaya: a procedural question. a note here in the staff memo that the administrative penalties as it reads in amount of x and is that still -- are we still collecting that? we are not negating that by this motion, are we? >> this motion would have no impact on the administrative penalty that are accruing and that would be dealt with separately through the board of appeals. secretary avery: commissioners, the motion before you is for...
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commissioner sugaya: i would like a progress report for these kinds of things. vice president olague: should we take a recess? commissioner moore: let's just run with it. >> good evening, planning commission. i am the southwest team leader. we request discretionary review of a building proposing construction of a third story the vertical addition and passat alteration. the property is located at 916 ortega street in the outer sunset neighborhood. two discretionary reviews were filed, one by leonard kachn, and one by tracy thompson. they believe that the vertical addition does not respect the scale of adjacent buildings and that the horizontal addition encroaches into the open space, creating a boxed in feeling, and that the report additional create privacy impacts on neighbors. the residential design team has reviewed the project. we find it to be on balance and consistent with the general plan and design guidelines. we do not find a project to contain or create any exceptional or extraordinary circumstances. we of classified the project as an abbreviated dr for
commissioner sugaya: i would like a progress report for these kinds of things. vice president olague: should we take a recess? commissioner moore: let's just run with it. >> good evening, planning commission. i am the southwest team leader. we request discretionary review of a building proposing construction of a third story the vertical addition and passat alteration. the property is located at 916 ortega street in the outer sunset neighborhood. two discretionary reviews were filed, one...
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. >> commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: we are going about adjusting all of these boundaries, and if that is what the commission is trying to look at with a greater picture, but also suggests that some time, in the future, this is expanded within the community benefits package, the sources of funding have to be looked at. and this applies to the other parts that are currently under a different kind of program. and they will also have to be adjusted. and this should include everything else that is there. >> commissioner? commissioner olague: i just want to thank you for your service and that sort of thing. this is a difficult subject, as you know. >> and i want to thank all of you. i want to thank all of you so much for what you do for the city. bayview-hunter's point has been my passion and i would not try to leave something like that behind. if you had 10 children, everyone turns their shoes over. and everyone knows that he is on hold. and we say, give them to joshua. there is not a lot of money to go
. >> commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: we are going about adjusting all of these boundaries, and if that is what the commission is trying to look at with a greater picture, but also suggests that some time, in the future, this is expanded within the community benefits package, the sources of funding have to be looked at. and this applies to the other parts that are currently under a different kind of program. and they will also have to be adjusted. and this should include...
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i understand where commissioners sugaya is coming from and the direction he wants to go with this. if he wanted to take dr on the project and give a certain amount of directing to come up with a position coming up with the character of the building, i can do that. >> i will make a motion to take dr. and continue the project under the motion of the staff. i would also like you to confer with commissioners martinez if you would. >> continue to a specific date? the you just want to take the dr? >> as a commissioner, i would like to see this again. >> would you like to see the final outcome of it? >> there is the possibility, maybe i'm being optimistic, with the proposed changes that the dr would be dropped. it depends on your preference. it seems like you could allow the possibility to stay open if you do not continue it. >> we can just go ahead and say something at this point. >> my brain is not working right. >> i would like to work with the staff and the two preservation commissioners. i think that is what i moved. >> i am picking that up. >> i will like to ask both parties to take
i understand where commissioners sugaya is coming from and the direction he wants to go with this. if he wanted to take dr on the project and give a certain amount of directing to come up with a position coming up with the character of the building, i can do that. >> i will make a motion to take dr. and continue the project under the motion of the staff. i would also like you to confer with commissioners martinez if you would. >> continue to a specific date? the you just want to...
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commissioner sugaya: thank you. commissioner borden: i would say that if we wanted to honor that, the best way we would do that is if the project sponsor would consider putting a plaque on their door, doorstep, to commemorate -- if they wanted to, not saying we make that part of the motion. right now, nobody looks at it, knows it is significant. they think of it is a small cottage house. the cultural significance of something is something people share an know exists. i think if you wanted to commemorate it, it makes sense to commemorated in a way, a plaque with a picture, but i don't know that moving the property would make any difference in commemorating fat. i think today people don't go by and say let's visit the earthquake shack. they don't know that. the culture of what that is about, people think it is a regular lot with a small house on it. it could be honored more by explaining it in some sort of way that actually moving it. particularly since in this town there are not places to really move things onto. i w
commissioner sugaya: thank you. commissioner borden: i would say that if we wanted to honor that, the best way we would do that is if the project sponsor would consider putting a plaque on their door, doorstep, to commemorate -- if they wanted to, not saying we make that part of the motion. right now, nobody looks at it, knows it is significant. they think of it is a small cottage house. the cultural significance of something is something people share an know exists. i think if you wanted to...
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commissioner sugaya: in the past, we have had some requests to change the way affordable housing was going to be provided. and in the past, we have also heard from the mayor's office of housing, at least on one project, that they preferred not to have on-site affordable. could staff get to moh and perhaps have them come when we have some free time next year and give us a little report on their current thinking on inclusion very housing and the advantages and disadvantages of the options that developers face -- thinking on inclusionary housing? we have also heard that some on- site owners were having difficulties as homeowner do is escalate and that kind of thing and were not able to afford to stay there -- as homeowner dues escalate. then, mr. spears, alternate offsite -- is that going to be just affordable housing at this point? ok, thank you. then, there is a condition on page 24 which relates to offset rental -- of such units being mental, which says if the project sponsor has entered into an agreement with the city permitting offset units to be rental, how does this relate to the
commissioner sugaya: in the past, we have had some requests to change the way affordable housing was going to be provided. and in the past, we have also heard from the mayor's office of housing, at least on one project, that they preferred not to have on-site affordable. could staff get to moh and perhaps have them come when we have some free time next year and give us a little report on their current thinking on inclusion very housing and the advantages and disadvantages of the options that...
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commissioner moore: why don't we ask commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: i am not saying anything more. commissioner antonini: i will continue. in reading the historical report, which was interesting, a lot of these shacks were moved to other places in the past. i think there may not be that many of them left, and it would be up to the project sponsor to find the site. i am not sure that you want to put that into the motion. commissioner moore: i don't want to complicate the project. if it has not appeared before, why now? commissioner antonini: i have more to say on this. at the historical aspects are very interesting, and the fact there was an undertaker who lived there who was the undertaker to the rich and famous, that is kind of amazing that he attended to herem johnson -- hiram johnson and president harding, but that in an of itself is not enough. i don't know what the standard is to be up to preserve. in terms of the size of the structure, which was brought up by some of the d.r. requestors, i think it seems to be appropriate. i
commissioner moore: why don't we ask commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: i am not saying anything more. commissioner antonini: i will continue. in reading the historical report, which was interesting, a lot of these shacks were moved to other places in the past. i think there may not be that many of them left, and it would be up to the project sponsor to find the site. i am not sure that you want to put that into the motion. commissioner moore: i don't want to complicate the project. if...
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commission sugaya picked it up in my absence last week. i would like to have the architect -- the architect take their best guess at the -- the question which was asked, was every architectural project or every planning project i designed in my career, when is the architects vision on phasing. that doesn't mean the developer makes a commitment. it is a simple urban design rules which allows an architect to talk about it. i would encourage that -- that -- that together with staff from the planning department avail themselves to have that discussion. that doesn't mean that a commitment implies -- implied but i think it allows all of us to have a feeling that this has been thought through. >> commissioner aol laggy. >> i agree -- i agree with commissioner moore and sugaya. i don't know if that would involve a 10:00 hearing. i think we need to schedule this. i would be interested in that also. >> would you call the next item? >> commissioners, you're now on item 19, case number 2008.0021 epmtzw to initiate planning code zoning map and general
commission sugaya picked it up in my absence last week. i would like to have the architect -- the architect take their best guess at the -- the question which was asked, was every architectural project or every planning project i designed in my career, when is the architects vision on phasing. that doesn't mean the developer makes a commitment. it is a simple urban design rules which allows an architect to talk about it. i would encourage that -- that -- that together with staff from the...